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1-2-3 (The Chimes song)

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"1-2-3"
Single by The Chimes
from the album The Chimes
Released1989 (1989)
GenreHouse
Songwriter(s)Pauline Henry, Mike Peden, James Locke
The Chimes singles chronology
"1-2-3"
(1989)
"Heaven"
(1990)
Music video
"1-2-3" on YouTube

"1-2-3" is the 1989 debut single by British dance trio, The Chimes. Along with the track, "Underestimate", their debut single reached number one for two weeks on the Billboard dance chart and was also their biggest single.[1] "1-2-3" was The Chimes only Hot 100 hit, peaking at number eighty-six and was also their first of four entry on the soul singles chart, peaking at number forty-one.[2]

Critical reception

Miranda Sawyer from Smash Hits noted Pauline Henry's "remarkable voice" and described the song as "classy" in her review of The Chimes.[3]

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 57.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 118.
  3. ^ "Review: LPs". Smash Hits. No. 300. 30 May 1990. p. 60. Retrieved 9 March 2020.